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The image depicts a scene in what appears to be a courtyard or open space adjacent to a one-story building with arches and a roof extending forward. A man with a wide-brimmed hat gestures towards the scene. The brushstrokes are linear, resembling a woodcut or engraving style. The palette is monochromatic with varying tones of black against a beige canvas.
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The image depicts a scene in what appears to be a courtyard or open space adjacent to a one-story building with arches and a roof extending forward. A man with a wide-brimmed hat gestures towards the scene. The brushstrokes are linear, resembling a woodcut or engraving style. The palette is monochromatic with varying tones of black against a beige canvas.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Almshouse

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot

Date
1621
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to block): 5.8 × 8.3 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1969.15.232
Credit line
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Capricci [set of 50 copies: 1969.15.195-244]

Subjects and terms

  • Flemish
  • Dog
  • Weapons
  • Building
  • Figures
  • Frame

NGA object ID 51376. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.